The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-30
and Pfeffer grimly remarked to-day: IF they
expel me from the League / can stay in Cali
Baseball Notes.


The Charlottesville Reds yesterday defeated
the Decatur, ILL.,. club, IL to 6.
The Champaign, ILL.,, club. yesterday defeated
the bloomington club, % to 0.
The Grand Avenues. of Indianapolis, were de-
feated at Danvlle, Ill. yesterday, by the Platts,
16 to 4.
An Eastern paper thinks that with Gaffney,
Powers Connel and Doescher the League would
have fine staff of umpires
Tom Corcoran, brother of Larry. slid seven
teen feet six inches for second base during
game at Ridgewood recently.
The knitted jerseys introduced by the Chica-
COS have become very popular Detroit and
washington have adopted them.
paper of that city says Philadelphia has not
one leading player in any position as to average,
but that the team and battery work tells for
more than Individual records.
There are a dozen well-known Western League
players now in St. Louis, waiting for something
to turn up. They practicing with the anna
teur clubs. but so far engagements have been
few and far between.
George Miller, of the Pittsburgs began his
career as catcher less than ten years ago. At
Arctic Park, in the Sixteenth ward, Brooklyn.
His first professional engagement was with the
Harrisburg. Pa. club
New York Sun: Among the new rules re-
quirec Is one making the hitting of batsman
by pitched ball equivalent to a base hit The
rule will probably be made by the joint commit.
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the phantom hit is to stay.
movement is already on foot to form a
league for next season with the Cuban Giants.
Nyacks Haverstraws, Jersey Blues, Yonkers
Danburys, Waterburvs and Hartfords. This
will make circuit requiring very little travel
ing. and therefore. less expenses than the aver
age organization.
Shaw has probably pitched his last game for
the Washingtons. He has done nothing for the
club since the season opened. and it is stated
tn at the few games he has pitched have cost the
management from 800 to $500 each. to say
nothing of the regular attendants who have
stayed at homo when he has been the card.
The Olympic Club. of Philadelphia. which was
the oldest organization in this country, is
defunct. internal discussions having led to its
disbandment 1t was organized as a wn-ball
club in 1888. and adopted the game of baseball
in 1860. Many of the most influential residents
of the Quaker City have figured on its rolls in
the last half century.
Washington's catcher. Mack, made a play in
the Boston game, at Worcester, that is rarely
seen. Kelley, who second, started to
steal third. and had such a splendid lead that
be threw to second in time to put out Morrill,,
who was leisurey going to that base. thinking
no one was paying any attention to him.
OF the now umpire. the Chicago Tribune has
this to say: Bradys work simply disgust
ing. Either the crowd had him scared to death
or he doesn't know play when he it. A
Chicago man who stole second was almost GER
tain to be declared out. while a New Yorker was
always safe. This apparent that the
crowd Missed him heartily. and he deserved it.
Philadelphia Press: The Indianapolis man
agement sent a much stronger team here than
on any of it's previous visits. and this tail
end club will cause a great deal of trouble with
some of the leaders before the season closes. Its
two young pitchers give evidence OF being capa-
bis of doing good work, but their timiditv
their main weakness while here. IL both of
them had had a few more games to pitch at Indi-
annapolis before leaving a visit among strange
people there is doubt that they would
been more successful.
Philadelphia Times: Boston has a very strong
hold upon fifth place. and seems in no danger of
losing It Mike Kelley and his men aspire for
higher honors. but their chances of getting there
are very small. There four better clubs
ahead of Boston just now. Pittsburg has once
moro taken to playing good ball, and the team
why it should not be kept Washington, too,
is playing well, and is Indianapolis. The
three tail-enders may yet prove important fac
tors in deciding the pennant winner.
Manager Watkins told Chicago man the fol-
lowing when were away the last time L
aned three men for drinking heavily and sent
them home They came home. made certain
represen tations to the directors, and when got
back to Detroit found that the fines had been
rsmitted All this had demoralizing effect
team. We could have won four FIVE games
could name had been permitted to place the
men as wished to. I only wish we could have
some of the Ansonian discipline in the Detroit
nine. and that the directors would keep their
hands off,"
VIM. II. Marsh. the top of whose house across
the street from Athletic Park on the north has
made a proposition to the base ball Directors to
keep spectators off his building if they will pay |
him $12 per month. The directors raised the |
fence that side to thirty feet r,ore and to |
outwit them Marsh put up scatfoldine higher |
than he fence besides erecting platform on |
tho roof of his house. but the view was not salts
factory and the number of his patrons who paid |
10 cents for the privilege decreased. The |
directors say that rather than paw him any |
thing they will make the fence fifty feet nigh.
Lidell Titcomb, recently signed by New York |
is twenty three years DID, five feet nine inches |
high. and weighs 157 pounds. He began playing |
with the Haverhills, in 1884 against all the |
the New England League. and Titcomb went |
with it. He made an excellent record that year.
and in an exhibition game the Philes got only
four safe hits off his delivery. and were beaten
by two runs one. Harry Wright then signed
Titcomb to play with the Phillies in 1856, but he
left that club early in the season, and went with
the Athletics. Murphy, who catches for him,
under the old rules last year made fine
age. He played in forty-egnt games, at
three bass hits with percentage of 2l7 in the
same number of games behind the bat he effect
ed 1913 put-outs, had 101 assists; thirtytwo errors
out OF 476 chances, with an average of .929 He was
born in Worcester. Mass. is twenty-five years
old, FIVE feet ten inches tall, and weighs 168
pounds
Serious Accident the Saratoga Track.
SARATOGA. Aug 29.-The race track was in
good condition and the weather clear to-
day.
First Race-Fivs furlongs Cruiser won. with
Jack Cocks second and Carrie G. third Time.
LOAF
A collision occurred between the horses in
The first at the head of the stretch. Zeb
Ward, Sadie Nc. Music and Fountain all going
down. Jockey West was badly hurt His head
was cut open and he received other injuries. Il
10 feared he will die. Penny and Winchell were
severely shaken up. Barrett escaped with
/ ssght shock. Penny had his skull tract
1red, and West is reported by DR. F. NJ Boyce
20 be dying and liable to pass away at any mo-
nent
Second Race-One mile Peerless won, with
Grey Cloud second and Becton third. Time
:441.
Third Race-One and one-half mile. Alaric
Won, with Sourmash second. Time 2:411.
Fourth Race - Three-quarters Of mile.